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senator, could have been president john mccain? >> some u.s. forces, approximately 20,000 should remain for a period of time to help the iraqis secure the hard-earned gains that we had made together. >> i would be very reluctant to reduce the surge troops. >> under president john mccain we would have been in two wars, in iran, libya, russia, we still would be in iraq and would not be planning on leaving afghanistan, that is where he said he was against ending the surge and reducing the troop numbers. and now, of course, senator mccain gets another chance in front of the cameras, where we wait in suspense. it would be a catastrophe if congress votes no, he said, and also he might vote no. the president's military action is not big enough, it is all war, more war, for senator john mccain or he would cast a vote that he says would be catastrophic for the country, go to war in syria or the country gets it. john mccain ran for president in 2008 under the theme "country first." he lost that election, he lost that election, he lost. and so we do not l
senator, could have been president john mccain? >> some u.s. forces, approximately 20,000 should remain for a period of time to help the iraqis secure the hard-earned gains that we had made together. >> i would be very reluctant to reduce the surge troops. >> under president john mccain we would have been in two wars, in iran, libya, russia, we still would be in iraq and would not be planning on leaving afghanistan, that is where he said he was against ending the surge and...
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the kennedy-john mccain comprehensive bill included both security and a path to citizenship. it was written that none of the provisions could be enacted until five areas were achieved. here is what is really interesting, although the bill died we actually made a lot of progress on those provisions anyway. the border security provision largely got it done, even as the path to citizenship got largely left behind. northbound one, operation control the border between u.s. and mexico, that was never really defined. one definition said the whole border had to be under government surveillance. that is true, it is 100% monitored. another definition says we need to be able to quickly respond to any activity, any activity on the border. we're up 57%, up from 1 first in 2007. but experts believe it is just unbelievably impossible. provision number two, staff enhancements for border patrol to 20,000 full-time agents, check, there are currently 24,000. number three, strong barriers which include at least 7,000 physical barriers, plus 105 radar and camera towers and at least four unmanned
the kennedy-john mccain comprehensive bill included both security and a path to citizenship. it was written that none of the provisions could be enacted until five areas were achieved. here is what is really interesting, although the bill died we actually made a lot of progress on those provisions anyway. the border security provision largely got it done, even as the path to citizenship got largely left behind. northbound one, operation control the border between u.s. and mexico, that was never...
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as i mentioned john mccain, often the hawk in these discussions, said it's obvious the president's red line on syria has been crossed. last night on fox he went further. let's watch senator mccain. >> this is a shameful chapter in american history and i hope that this new revelation of chemical weapons will move the president to do what he should have done two years ago. from the statement that's coming out 0 of the white house, i'm not sure they will. >> there he is, shameful. what did we expect if the assad government falls in the next several months or within the year, say? who wins? >> one of the issues that the administration has been most focused on is this day after issue because assad will not continue to rule syria for much longer. the administration finally in the last week has in place a program to build a strong command and control within the opposition. i was told today we and our allies are prepared to spend $1 billion on this program going forward. and the idea is to train up, you know, hundreds of people every month, and flow them into syria so you can begin to have som
as i mentioned john mccain, often the hawk in these discussions, said it's obvious the president's red line on syria has been crossed. last night on fox he went further. let's watch senator mccain. >> this is a shameful chapter in american history and i hope that this new revelation of chemical weapons will move the president to do what he should have done two years ago. from the statement that's coming out 0 of the white house, i'm not sure they will. >> there he is, shameful. what...
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john mccain tried to humiliate nominee chuck hagel. and this is just the beginning. >> are you going to answer the question, senator hagel. the question is were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straight forward question. >> but karma caught up with mccain quickly. about an hour after that, he berated hagel. here's how rand paul reacted to mccain's comments. let's listen. >> i find the argument spurious and really frankly absurd. >> on laura ingram's radio show, louisiana senator marco rubi on the emigration issue. >> i love and respect marco, i think he's amazingly naive. >> wow, in other words, he cares about hispanics. in a colossal put down, chris chistie hung the blame for post-sandy suffering squarely on republicans. >> there's only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims. the house majority and their speaker, john boehner. >> you know, joy, this was an old democratic problem. >> yes. >> it was called democrats in disarray. you could put it up on every newspaper, every evening news show. >> you
john mccain tried to humiliate nominee chuck hagel. and this is just the beginning. >> are you going to answer the question, senator hagel. the question is were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straight forward question. >> but karma caught up with mccain quickly. about an hour after that, he berated hagel. here's how rand paul reacted to mccain's comments. let's listen. >> i find the argument spurious and really frankly absurd. >> on laura ingram's radio show,...
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that's syria, lebanon, israel, russia, the european union and john mccain. all in the soup together now, all working on the theory that more weapons and faster escalation is the right way forward now. this does not seem to me like it is going to end well. but what do i know? joining us now from beirut in lebanon is richard engel. thank you for staying up into the middle of the night for us. again, it's great to see you. >> it is great to see you and it's hard to see how this is going to end well or how it is going well right now. there are really no good options here. because the conflict is spreading. it is already inside lebanon. it is certainly inside syria, it is certainly in iraq, a country you didn't mention where there were just about a dozen car bombs the other day. something needs to happen. whether it's the maximalist approach, the diplomacy that the white house is pushing for, whether it is the continued option which israel wants of being able to go into syria with its planes, which is why it doesn't want russia to give syrians any anti-aircraft m
that's syria, lebanon, israel, russia, the european union and john mccain. all in the soup together now, all working on the theory that more weapons and faster escalation is the right way forward now. this does not seem to me like it is going to end well. but what do i know? joining us now from beirut in lebanon is richard engel. thank you for staying up into the middle of the night for us. again, it's great to see you. >> it is great to see you and it's hard to see how this is going to...
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as i mentioned, john mccain often the hawk in these discussions. last night on fox, he went further. let's watch senator mccain. >> it's a shameful chapter in american history, and i hope that this new revelation of chemical weapons will move the president to do what he should have done two years ago. from the statement that's coming out of the white house, i'm not sure they will. >> there he is, shameful. what do you expect if the assad government falls in the next several months? or within the year? say. who wins? i was told today that we and our allies are prepared to spend $1 billion on this program going forward. and the idea is to train up, you know, hundreds of people every month and flow them into syria so you begin to have some framework. >> are they our people? >> these are people we're working with. >> vetted. >> we're working with a moderate general who the u.s. has -- >> are you confident as an analyst you think we could actually win this war? have the right side win? >> chris, i think the best outcome here is a negotiated settlement,
as i mentioned, john mccain often the hawk in these discussions. last night on fox, he went further. let's watch senator mccain. >> it's a shameful chapter in american history, and i hope that this new revelation of chemical weapons will move the president to do what he should have done two years ago. from the statement that's coming out of the white house, i'm not sure they will. >> there he is, shameful. what do you expect if the assad government falls in the next several months?...
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he frames this group as opposed to john mccain. and when he said, as you said, i don't trust the democrats, i don't trust the republicans. that might have been seen as a blunder inside the beltway among some people. that was a message that resonated among a whole lot of people, and not just the birthers, birchers and secessionists. he is talking for a number of people, whether progressives and moderates inside washington think he is or not. >> okay. let me do what i like to do, find inconsistency. joan, you can start. it's my greatest joy is to find inconsistency. people on the right and not just the birthers went after barack obama because he has an african name and they figured to have some fun so a lot of them said he was born in kenya. weirdly he was over there not in honolulu but over in kenya. they made this notion up that since they all know his white mother, if you will, was american, they say he's not really eligible to be president. now you have the exact same situation with cruz. his american mother had him up in canada
he frames this group as opposed to john mccain. and when he said, as you said, i don't trust the democrats, i don't trust the republicans. that might have been seen as a blunder inside the beltway among some people. that was a message that resonated among a whole lot of people, and not just the birthers, birchers and secessionists. he is talking for a number of people, whether progressives and moderates inside washington think he is or not. >> okay. let me do what i like to do, find...
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he and john mccain had a very close relationship. in 2008, you know, obviously, chuck hagel had taken stances. senator hagel did not support during his presidency. guess what, john kerry breezed through. he had many of the similar veets. >> but he wasn't a republican that broke records. see, congressman, the way he was delt with by senator mccain, let me show you the questioning of senator hagel, repeatedly today about why he opposed the troop surge. watch this. >> let me ask you a question. the question is were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straight forth question. i would like to answer whether you were right or wrong and then you're free to elaborate. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no. it's far more complicated than that. our war in iraq, i think, was the most fundamentally bad, dangerous decision since vietnam. in the surge case in iraq, we lost almost 1200 dead americans during that surge. and thousands of wounded. now, was it required? was it necessary? i'm not sure. i'm not that certain that it was required: >> i
he and john mccain had a very close relationship. in 2008, you know, obviously, chuck hagel had taken stances. senator hagel did not support during his presidency. guess what, john kerry breezed through. he had many of the similar veets. >> but he wasn't a republican that broke records. see, congressman, the way he was delt with by senator mccain, let me show you the questioning of senator hagel, repeatedly today about why he opposed the troop surge. watch this. >> let me ask you a...
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. >> you can tell how bad it is when i'm saying john mccain is rational. but at least in this point, he is. thank you both for your time tonight. be lure and catch abbey on the cycle, weekdays at 3:00 right here on msnbc. >>> still ahead, a surrender from the billionaire boys club, funding the shutdown, president obama's winning, and the pro brothers are beginning to crumble. >>> plus the gop's hypocrisy. they love to praise him except when he's on the same page as president obama. >>> and the new attacks on health care and the health care law, comparing the president's signature achievement to the most shameful period in american history. >>> also, what's on your mind, e-mail me. friend or foe, i want to know. reply al is ahead. ♪ with an innovative showerhead plus wireless speaker, kohler is the proud sponsor of singing in the shower. [ male announcer ] let's go places. but let's be ready. ♪ let's do our homework. ♪ let's look out for each other. let's look both ways before crossing. ♪ let's remember what's important. let's be optimistic. but jus
. >> you can tell how bad it is when i'm saying john mccain is rational. but at least in this point, he is. thank you both for your time tonight. be lure and catch abbey on the cycle, weekdays at 3:00 right here on msnbc. >>> still ahead, a surrender from the billionaire boys club, funding the shutdown, president obama's winning, and the pro brothers are beginning to crumble. >>> plus the gop's hypocrisy. they love to praise him except when he's on the same page as...
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there's a large -- even john mccain who's been pretty wonderful throughout this, john mccain said today he's not sure if he's going to sign onto harry reid's clean one-year debt ceiling extension because he wants to see the dynamics. all that means is he wants to see whether there's give on either side. that's why there can't be. >> let's look at more of the president's news conference late today. he talked about the need to stop the brinkmanship by the republicans. let's watch. >> repeating this pattern. i know the american people are tired of it. and to all the american people, i apologize that you have to go through this stuff every three months, it seems like. but at some point we've got to kind of break these habits. and get back to the point where everybody understands that in negotiations, there is give and there is take. and you do not hold people hostage or engage in ransom taking to get 100% of your way. and you don't, you don't suggest that somehow a health care bill that you don't agree with is destroying the republic. or is a grand socialist scheme. >> clarence, i can just
there's a large -- even john mccain who's been pretty wonderful throughout this, john mccain said today he's not sure if he's going to sign onto harry reid's clean one-year debt ceiling extension because he wants to see the dynamics. all that means is he wants to see whether there's give on either side. that's why there can't be. >> let's look at more of the president's news conference late today. he talked about the need to stop the brinkmanship by the republicans. let's watch. >>...
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. >> if george bush and john mccain have a problem with direct diplomacy led by the president of the united states, then they can explain why they have a problem with john f. kennedy, because that's what he did with khrushchev, or ronald reagan, because that's what he did with gorbachev, or richard nixon, because that's what they did with mao. that's the choice in this election. >> after just nine months as president, obama was awarded the nobel peace prize, but in his first five years, much of his foreign policy has been dominated by the wars he inherited, his expansion of the global war on terror has made his supporters uncomfortable and earned disingenuous praise from former bush acolytes. >> the obama administration has clearly reached the point where they've agreed they need to be tough and aggressive in defending the nation and using some of the same techniques that the bush administration did. >> at times during the obama presidency, the possibility of direct talks with iran, once a central foreign policy goal, seemed remote. but this weekend, everything changed. >> today the
. >> if george bush and john mccain have a problem with direct diplomacy led by the president of the united states, then they can explain why they have a problem with john f. kennedy, because that's what he did with khrushchev, or ronald reagan, because that's what he did with gorbachev, or richard nixon, because that's what they did with mao. that's the choice in this election. >> after just nine months as president, obama was awarded the nobel peace prize, but in his first five...
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so you have john mccain. and that takes away all of mcconnell's leverage. he's going to have trouble because he now has a tea party challenger that he has to figure out how to do the local and national dance he's been doing so long. he's going to have to play that out on his own. reid is going to be talking to people like john mccain. once the senate goes, the house will fall. eventually they seem to come around. >> bob, let me show you the president addressed the gridlock on capitol hill. >> i will look to work with republicans as well as democrats wherever i can. and i sincerely believe that there are members of both parties who understand this moment, understand what's at stake, and i will welcome ideas from anybody across the political spectrum. but i will not allow gridlock or inaction or willful indifference to get in our way. >> bob, can he break the gridlock? how does he do it? >> well, he's got to stand his ground especially on these big issues like funding the government and the debt limit. he's got to stand his ground the way bill clinton did act
so you have john mccain. and that takes away all of mcconnell's leverage. he's going to have trouble because he now has a tea party challenger that he has to figure out how to do the local and national dance he's been doing so long. he's going to have to play that out on his own. reid is going to be talking to people like john mccain. once the senate goes, the house will fall. eventually they seem to come around. >> bob, let me show you the president addressed the gridlock on capitol...
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john mccain got 31%. romney only got 27%. i suspect that rubio is not only being used for his talents. >> i think the republicans are trying to rebrand this. but let's look at rubio's numbers. rubio, among the latinos in florida, he overwhelmingly won the cuban vote. but he didn't win the rest of the latino vote. when you look at history where he actually looks at, he attacks, for example, private education. and i think, again, that's the only way you're going to win the latino vote is to start talking to them straight. >> is he a leading contender for 2016. and does this further embellish if he does well on tuesday night? >> again, they're reintroducing the brand. and he's the headliner for that. he can't backtrack like he did so quickly on immigration. >> so on climate change and a lot of things, he's all over the place. >> he basically has to identify the problem with the republican party. i also encourage him to start talking a little bit about he keeps saying he doesn't believe in govt entitlement programs. unfortunately
john mccain got 31%. romney only got 27%. i suspect that rubio is not only being used for his talents. >> i think the republicans are trying to rebrand this. but let's look at rubio's numbers. rubio, among the latinos in florida, he overwhelmingly won the cuban vote. but he didn't win the rest of the latino vote. when you look at history where he actually looks at, he attacks, for example, private education. and i think, again, that's the only way you're going to win the latino vote is to...
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even john mccain who was quite critical in the hearing said this nomination should go through. >> right. >> well, yeah. on that point, it looks like the nomination will be confirmed. the problem is it loonlgs like there's a filibuster or attempt at a filibuster and that means democrats and the white house have to come up with 60 votes to get this through. mccain has indicated to break a filibuster. looks like they would have the votes to do that. do you think we have sort of crossed a line here, bad precedent set for future cabinet nominations? never before has there been a filibuster of a defense secretary nominee. only two rejected since 1959. nobody tried to filibuster one in that time. are we creating bad precedent? >> why the senate has the right as a senator said who is supporting senator hagel to do a filibuster. i think it would set a bad precedent because as many people often very conservative have said in this particular case, the president has the right to have who he wants as cabinet secretary as long as there's nothing egregious in the background. i think in this particular
even john mccain who was quite critical in the hearing said this nomination should go through. >> right. >> well, yeah. on that point, it looks like the nomination will be confirmed. the problem is it loonlgs like there's a filibuster or attempt at a filibuster and that means democrats and the white house have to come up with 60 votes to get this through. mccain has indicated to break a filibuster. looks like they would have the votes to do that. do you think we have sort of crossed...
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one of john mccain's former economic advisers admitteded just this week, and i'm quoting here, i was expecting to see it. i was looking for it, but it's not there. it's not there. so -- [ applause ] >> the reason is reforming health care is going help the economy over the long term. not only will it lower costs for businesses, not only will it help families, it will free up entrepreneurship in this country because if you've got a great idea for your own business, but you've never tried it because your spouse had a pre-existing condition and you didn't want to lose your employer-based coverage, you've got the ability now to get your own coverage. that's security. that's freedom. so we're now only five days away from finishing the job. five days. [ cheers and applause ] >> starting on tuesday you can sign up, but you don't have to sign up on tuesday. you've got six months to enroll in these new plans. you can go to the website, you can check it out. you can see if what i'm saying is true. you can sign up next week. you can sign up next month. you can can sign up two months from now, th
one of john mccain's former economic advisers admitteded just this week, and i'm quoting here, i was expecting to see it. i was looking for it, but it's not there. it's not there. so -- [ applause ] >> the reason is reforming health care is going help the economy over the long term. not only will it lower costs for businesses, not only will it help families, it will free up entrepreneurship in this country because if you've got a great idea for your own business, but you've never tried it...
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and that's where senator john mccain comes. in he has said that he wants to see the administration deliver lethal assistance to the syrian opposition forces. he has also called on the obama administration to create a no-fly zone. and as you just pointed out, when white house officials were pressed on that point, they would not answer. just saying that they are still considering a number of contingency plans moving forward, essentially trying to ramp up the president on bashar al assad to step down, to ramp up the pressure for a political resolution. to what has claimed more than 90,000 lives now in syria. so that is where the question mark is. but senator john mccain still urging this administration to engage in a more hawkish response tonight as he responds to this. we should also say that house speaker john boehner's office has weighed in. we have a statement from his spokesperson, brendan buck, who says this, chris, and i'll read to it you. he says, quote, it is long past time to bring the assad's blood regime in syria to an
and that's where senator john mccain comes. in he has said that he wants to see the administration deliver lethal assistance to the syrian opposition forces. he has also called on the obama administration to create a no-fly zone. and as you just pointed out, when white house officials were pressed on that point, they would not answer. just saying that they are still considering a number of contingency plans moving forward, essentially trying to ramp up the president on bashar al assad to step...
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from the mouths of john mccain and lindsey graham as they slashed away at war hero hagel. badgering the witness is too nice a description. the hawks swirled like buzzards sweeping down, pecking and pulling at the skin of a former colleague who dared to say this country's been too ready to enter wars the american people quickly wish we'd never gotten into. what's with this hatred now centered in the american sunbelt? what do we make of this poll that shows two out of three texas republicans now want our president impeached? why the cussedness, why the range war, why the hatred of anyone who dares to stand with obama? why can't politics be a matter of belief and honest disagreement, not hatred? why the sick little intramurals we saw today? we begin with senator jeanne shaheen of new hampshire. i want you to watch this back-and-forth between john mccain and the witness today, chuck hagel. let's take a look. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam? were you correct or incorre
from the mouths of john mccain and lindsey graham as they slashed away at war hero hagel. badgering the witness is too nice a description. the hawks swirled like buzzards sweeping down, pecking and pulling at the skin of a former colleague who dared to say this country's been too ready to enter wars the american people quickly wish we'd never gotten into. what's with this hatred now centered in the american sunbelt? what do we make of this poll that shows two out of three texas republicans now...
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so we are expecting to hear from senator john mccain in the coming days. but certainly that is adding to the pressure on this administration to take some sort of action. martin? >> kristen welker in chicago. kristen, thank you so much. >>> joining us now for more analysis is democratic strategist julian epstein. julian, the white house is saying the attorney general testified honestly about his role in the james rosen investigation. why do republicans on the house judiciary committee feel that they have reason to doubt that? >> these are incredibly reckless allegations that are being made by members of the house judiciary committee. eric holder is in as strong a position as he ever has been inside the administration. just consider that this is the same republican party that was unable to get osama bin laden, that wants to make it easier for terrorists to get semiautomatic weapons. who are now criticizing this administration for taking too strong a position on national security. the case involves, and it's very important for your viewers to understand, the
so we are expecting to hear from senator john mccain in the coming days. but certainly that is adding to the pressure on this administration to take some sort of action. martin? >> kristen welker in chicago. kristen, thank you so much. >>> joining us now for more analysis is democratic strategist julian epstein. julian, the white house is saying the attorney general testified honestly about his role in the james rosen investigation. why do republicans on the house judiciary...
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senators, including gop senator john mccain and democrat chuck schumer, are working on an alternative resolution to deal with syria and its use of chemical weapons. let's get straight to msnbc's kacie hunt who has more. >> fast-moving developments regarding syria. we've learned senators john mccain and chuck schumer, as you say, are working with a group of other senators to essentially rewrite the resolution the committee passed last week. that old resolution would have authorized the president to use force in syria. this new resolution focuses on a process in the united nations. it basically says if the u.n. were to pass a resolution saying chemical weapons were, in fact, used in syria, a
senators, including gop senator john mccain and democrat chuck schumer, are working on an alternative resolution to deal with syria and its use of chemical weapons. let's get straight to msnbc's kacie hunt who has more. >> fast-moving developments regarding syria. we've learned senators john mccain and chuck schumer, as you say, are working with a group of other senators to essentially rewrite the resolution the committee passed last week. that old resolution would have authorized the...
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he doesn't like john mccain. he just keeps doing this. does he have friends? allies? >> he has a few. and, again, this cot terry of young, small republican tea party time in the senate and governor of wisconsin, this is, as he -- this was a disciplined speech that he presented. this was a surprisingly disciplined. 30 minutes, no notes. he knew exactly what he was going to say. his friends are this couterie of tea party action, he frames it that way. and when said, as you said, i don't trust the democrats, i don't trust the republicans, that might have been seen as a blunder inside the beltway among some people. that was a message that resonated among a whole lot of people and not just the birthers and secessionists. he is talking for a number of people, whether progressives and moderates inside washington think he is or not. >> let me do what i like to do, find inconsistently. joan, you can start. it's my greatest joy to find inconsistency. people on the right, not just the birthers, went after barack obama because of his name and they say he's born and from kenya. so
he doesn't like john mccain. he just keeps doing this. does he have friends? allies? >> he has a few. and, again, this cot terry of young, small republican tea party time in the senate and governor of wisconsin, this is, as he -- this was a disciplined speech that he presented. this was a surprisingly disciplined. 30 minutes, no notes. he knew exactly what he was going to say. his friends are this couterie of tea party action, he frames it that way. and when said, as you said, i don't...
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he and rubio and john mccain, they all need to go out there and move this on to a much more human level far different kind of discussion. they're not just undocumented people, they are family members living with us. >> and as he said have gone through ridicule and racism and everything else and built a family and helped build a country. and we're talking about children afraid their parents will be gone. we're talking about married couples split. we act as though in most cases these people are exploited. they're not here exploiting. and i think that was a key message in the speech today. >> you know, they are immeshed in our economy and daily lives. let's face it, even mitt romney was employed undocumented workers. it touches every part of our society. to have a president give voice to that is important for the debate. >> the key here is the path to citizenship. that's going to be the critical point both in the senate bipartisan proposal and what the president is saying. how does that move, you're dealing with this saying we're going to secure the borders with more aggression. but the pa
he and rubio and john mccain, they all need to go out there and move this on to a much more human level far different kind of discussion. they're not just undocumented people, they are family members living with us. >> and as he said have gone through ridicule and racism and everything else and built a family and helped build a country. and we're talking about children afraid their parents will be gone. we're talking about married couples split. we act as though in most cases these people...
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but she and senator levin and john mccain have put out statements saying that their report -- this is part of what you just read -- indicated to them that there was basically nothing that came from enhanced interrogation, what i would call torture, waterboarding, that was significant in finding bin laden. and so what they've done, what they've done on the committee is they've asked acting director mike morell to send them whatever information he shared with the filmmakers to see if there was any sort of misleading going on there. you can see that mike morell was trying to walk a line between what jose rodriguez says, people who worked in the cia who did this sort of reprehensible actions, and what the investigation found, which is based on the cia's own records. >> roger, here is, i think, an area of common ground, and i have paid close attention to this issue. the ammar character in the first half hour appears to be tied to mohamed al kahtani, who would have been the 20th hijacker. was he waterboarded? no. was he treated with enhanced interrogation? he was. did he give up the name of
but she and senator levin and john mccain have put out statements saying that their report -- this is part of what you just read -- indicated to them that there was basically nothing that came from enhanced interrogation, what i would call torture, waterboarding, that was significant in finding bin laden. and so what they've done, what they've done on the committee is they've asked acting director mike morell to send them whatever information he shared with the filmmakers to see if there was...
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mccain. he said a presidential campaign is like an mri. everything that needs to be known about you will be. if you try to have conversations with people behind closed door that is are different than the conversations out in public, eventually the doors open. >> steve is partly right. had it not been for scott, then steve would have been wrong. >> yeah. >> mitt romney would have gone through the whole campaign telling things privately to people that he did not believe and telling something different to the voters. it was a close call. >> a close call driven by a man alone making a decision of conscience in the middle of the night looking in the mirror figuring out what he needed to do for his values. david corn, washington bureau chief for mother jones and the man trusted because of his reporting. congratulations, ape gain, thank you. >> congratulations to scott. >> obviously, that's big news today in american politics. and really big news in the world today is white smoke. the catholic churc
mccain. he said a presidential campaign is like an mri. everything that needs to be known about you will be. if you try to have conversations with people behind closed door that is are different than the conversations out in public, eventually the doors open. >> steve is partly right. had it not been for scott, then steve would have been wrong. >> yeah. >> mitt romney would have gone through the whole campaign telling things privately to people that he did not believe and...
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the key word in what john mccain said there was another, another cudgel. >> yeah. >> there's been -- in other words, the democrats have had the upper hand now for weeks now if not months, and he's just saying -- when he said they've got nur comingel to beat us up with, that told me everything. >> it's even better because the president to some extent stands on the sidelines while they self-cudgel. they're beating themselves up. >> i think that's a six -- >> the president i'm perhaps belatedly coming to realize is really deft at using the outside game, which is how he started, social media, et cetera, using public sentiment and the outside game to pressure the congress without doing it himself directly in a way that divides the other party and forces them to come to him. he makes them come to him because -- he's for the most part hands off. wear saying why isn't he lbj or lincoln. that's not how this president operates. he operates with public sentiment from the outside. he deftly puts that stuff out there. the republicans tear themselves to pieces and just enough of them come along wi
the key word in what john mccain said there was another, another cudgel. >> yeah. >> there's been -- in other words, the democrats have had the upper hand now for weeks now if not months, and he's just saying -- when he said they've got nur comingel to beat us up with, that told me everything. >> it's even better because the president to some extent stands on the sidelines while they self-cudgel. they're beating themselves up. >> i think that's a six -- >> the...
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john mccain says he needs to be impeached or it's shutting down the government rather. none of these things get us anywhere. none of these things actually provide jobs. it's such a sad state of affairs we're in. you think we're really at a crossroads as a nation where we're dealing with a issues that are going to affect my generation. to think we can't come to the tail and have a robust debate about our role in the country, about the budget, but health care. it's a really sad thing to think about where we're at right now. >> that's my question to you. because you, we can disagree. we've seen that all through this nation's history. and we can do it without being disagreeable. your father is a republican, a leading republican. yet, he work the for president obama, was ambassador to china and came back and ran against some in his own party. >> mm-hm. >> how do guys like your father, who are loyal republicans, believe in the republican party but have to deal with this element, what kind of position does it put them in? >> well, sadly, they have nowhere to go right now. it's
john mccain says he needs to be impeached or it's shutting down the government rather. none of these things get us anywhere. none of these things actually provide jobs. it's such a sad state of affairs we're in. you think we're really at a crossroads as a nation where we're dealing with a issues that are going to affect my generation. to think we can't come to the tail and have a robust debate about our role in the country, about the budget, but health care. it's a really sad thing to think...
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john mccain said i would have liked to see a little more on outreach and working together. there was not, as i have seen in other inaugural speeches. i want to work with my colleagues. and i'm wondering what you think about this approach and i think that the push-back isn't surprising as much as we're surprised by just how strongly worded it was. >> republicans wasted no time whatsoever rebuking the president and the president, to be fair, this was not a speech about conciliation or compromise and in fact, the clip we heard about a nation of takers, referring to medicare and medicaid and social security, was basically a direct rebuke to congressman paul ryan, who was mitt romney's running mate. so the republicans have lots to bicker with, lots to single out in the president's inauguration speech, including the president didn't write it with the thinking of this is going to be a reach across the aisle type of message. >> yeah, obviously a very clear choice he made. let me play for you what senator tom coburn just said on "morning joe." >> i think he missed some opportunities
john mccain said i would have liked to see a little more on outreach and working together. there was not, as i have seen in other inaugural speeches. i want to work with my colleagues. and i'm wondering what you think about this approach and i think that the push-back isn't surprising as much as we're surprised by just how strongly worded it was. >> republicans wasted no time whatsoever rebuking the president and the president, to be fair, this was not a speech about conciliation or...
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people like lindsey graham and john mccain are in the dust. >> what is this horse whisperer, what magic words is he whispering into the ears of house republicans to have all of them follow him? jonathan? >> i think david hit on it. that is ted cruz has the base of the party, the tea party base now of the republican party wrapped in his arms. >> how? >> you know, chris, i'm mystified by it. i'm also mystified by the fact you could have a senator whipping votes in the house to defy the speaker. that gets to the big question here which is if speaker boehner were really speaker, this would never happen. you think this would happen when nancy pelosi was there? >> no. this is wonderful condescension for a senator to come over and chat with his colleagues. the national view reported on something remarkable this friday after speaker boehner tried to sell on the plan with the debt ceiling instead of a fight to fund the government right now. senator cruz lobbied house republicans to oppose their speaker. according to the national review, quote, on a thursday koun fence call a group culted with te
people like lindsey graham and john mccain are in the dust. >> what is this horse whisperer, what magic words is he whispering into the ears of house republicans to have all of them follow him? jonathan? >> i think david hit on it. that is ted cruz has the base of the party, the tea party base now of the republican party wrapped in his arms. >> how? >> you know, chris, i'm mystified by it. i'm also mystified by the fact you could have a senator whipping votes in the...
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it shows john mccain uncomfortably sharing an elevator with rand paul, the young lady there appears to be sort of preventing them from killing each other. on thursday mccain and lindsey graham, as you know, skewered mr. paul, particularly his filibuster. so who wins this rare old tussle? is it the old guard or the new guard? >> it is an interesting establishment gop versus this tea party gop -- >> who wins? >> you know, i think rand paul within the conservative bubble comes out looking better. now, obviously to you and me we listen to it and graham and mccain are making more sense. rand paul is fighting a good fight against a problem that does not exist, a wild hypothetical that has not happened, perhaps never will happen. part of the gop's program of like real solutions for fake problems. americans in restaurants can rest assured that they will not be droned. >> i hope jane fonda knows that. >> especially if they're not combatants against america. so they can be comfortable tonight and into the future. but like rand paul 2016 is actually looking better. is he going to win the nominati
it shows john mccain uncomfortably sharing an elevator with rand paul, the young lady there appears to be sort of preventing them from killing each other. on thursday mccain and lindsey graham, as you know, skewered mr. paul, particularly his filibuster. so who wins this rare old tussle? is it the old guard or the new guard? >> it is an interesting establishment gop versus this tea party gop -- >> who wins? >> you know, i think rand paul within the conservative bubble comes...
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john mccain is taking on the tea partyer partyers. ted cruz, well, he's going after everyone. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball." the place for politics. this day calls you. to fight chronic osteoarthritis pain. to fight chronic low back pain. to take action. to take the next step. today, you will know you did something for your pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a pain reliever fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can...
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john mccain saying what are we afraid of? no matter where you stand on this, put it up to a vote. >> that's right. and there are enough deal makers in the senate on the republican side to possibly get to that 60 threshold. you had received receive last week releasing five names having them on record, voting or supporting background checks in the past. so i think even with this, we're seeing the two faces of the republican party. one on the far right. and then one in the middle and willing to make some deals. and mccain certainly speaks to that middle road place where many republicans are in terms of this issue. >> and back to your point with the 60 minutes interview with the newtown parents, we saw at least one parent with as ia hutchinson with the nra when he made the announcement about arming at the school. the point that the nra is making, not even the newtown parents are on the same page. it appears at least the majority on air have been with the belief that there needs to be some kind of gun control legislation out there
john mccain saying what are we afraid of? no matter where you stand on this, put it up to a vote. >> that's right. and there are enough deal makers in the senate on the republican side to possibly get to that 60 threshold. you had received receive last week releasing five names having them on record, voting or supporting background checks in the past. so i think even with this, we're seeing the two faces of the republican party. one on the far right. and then one in the middle and willing...
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harry reid is looking at about ten or 12 republican senators like john mccain who might be open to that. he's got about 50 democrats willing to back them as well. >> i want to bring in richard bloom bloomen thall. senator, good to see you this morning. to that point, what can get through, if anything that's watered down, the key question for somebody in washington and who is in connecticut, how do you take what got done in your state early this morning and do that or even a portion of that at the federal level? >> i'm very proud and heartened by what was done in connecticut. i think it provides a model for the nation, not only in its provisions, it does provide for strong background checks that stop criminals and mentally deranged people from having guns. it also have a mental health component, a strong school of safety component, both of which i supported. it also has common sense related to high capacity magazines, a provision i'm offering as an amendment on the floor when this bill reaches that point. i'm most encouraged by the bipartisan compromise that was reached. you played earli
harry reid is looking at about ten or 12 republican senators like john mccain who might be open to that. he's got about 50 democrats willing to back them as well. >> i want to bring in richard bloom bloomen thall. senator, good to see you this morning. to that point, what can get through, if anything that's watered down, the key question for somebody in washington and who is in connecticut, how do you take what got done in your state early this morning and do that or even a portion of...
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and shara says this is the great decision making brought to us by john mccain. and he wonders why he is not president. so now that fox has dumped sarah palin, who should go next? you can go to our facebook page right now and join the conversation. and don't forget to like us, "the ed show." we would appreciate that when you're there. >>> still to come, the department of justice has avoided prosecuting wall street ceos after they tanked the economy. i'll ask mike papantonio why they haven't been more aggressive in the doj to go after them. >>> well, georgia senator saxby chambliss has had enough. earlier today the two-term republican senator announced he will not seek reelection in 2014. good old saxby, well, he is just sick of the gridlock. the debt ceiling debacle of 2011 and the recent fiscal cliff vote showed congress at its worse, and sadly, i don't see the legislative gridlock and partisan posturing improving any time soon. really. chambliss has a lot of nerve blaming gridlock and that's why he's got to leave. the senator has been a loyal foot soldier in mi
and shara says this is the great decision making brought to us by john mccain. and he wonders why he is not president. so now that fox has dumped sarah palin, who should go next? you can go to our facebook page right now and join the conversation. and don't forget to like us, "the ed show." we would appreciate that when you're there. >>> still to come, the department of justice has avoided prosecuting wall street ceos after they tanked the economy. i'll ask mike papantonio...
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i wouldn't say that john mccain would necessarily be incapable of conducting negotiations, but i think they would start from a different point. and the key for president obama really began when he went to cairo and gave that speech about listening to that part of the world. now, that was shocking to some people and a transgression to some people. but as president of the united states, sitting atop the biggest arsenal in the world. if you still have the biggest economy in the world, do you have an obligation to lead and leading sometimes means listening. this is just the beginning of what could be a huge change in the middle east. it's not just the israelis concerned about this. it's the saudis who are concerned. and the saudis view the iranians as their enemy. the president's going to have to conduct a lot of diplomacy in that region. but we are in that region now, not so much militarily, not so much because we have hundreds of thousands of troops in iraq or because we're fighting a ten-year war in afghanistan. but because we're the united states and we now have the responsibility to b
i wouldn't say that john mccain would necessarily be incapable of conducting negotiations, but i think they would start from a different point. and the key for president obama really began when he went to cairo and gave that speech about listening to that part of the world. now, that was shocking to some people and a transgression to some people. but as president of the united states, sitting atop the biggest arsenal in the world. if you still have the biggest economy in the world, do you have...
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. >> and if you're john mccain i am sure there is something you could find about him, maybe that he works for a guy called barack obama. that would be enough. the fact that he negotiated a deal, which republicans didn't fare well in, in terms of the tax deal. this guy is so confirmable. >> all right, richard wolff gets the last word. >>> out of the way. obama's coming. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. i think we're looking at a new barack obama. you know the expression let reagan be reagan. i think we're seeing barack obama be barack obama. an in your face challenge to the right wing. he's putting in a guy who knows the lessons of vietnam and iraq and putting him out front, making him his point man as he goes into the war of hawkish republicans who count the months between wars as an unwanted time-out. who like nothing more than the next war to fight. meet barack obama two. he's going to run the way he believes to do it. i like it. i think there's one guy out there by the way ironically rooting for obama. it's t
. >> and if you're john mccain i am sure there is something you could find about him, maybe that he works for a guy called barack obama. that would be enough. the fact that he negotiated a deal, which republicans didn't fare well in, in terms of the tax deal. this guy is so confirmable. >> all right, richard wolff gets the last word. >>> out of the way. obama's coming. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me...